Slut
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| + | "Embrace the inner [[slut]], [[Naomi Wolf |Wolf]] advises : Wolf came of age in San Francisco " It will not be safe for us to live com( the city that “ conspired to turn you fortably in our skins until we say : You ..."''[[Elle]]'' - Issues 140-142, 1997 | ||
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| + | "What does the state of the [[slut]] tell us about the state of womankind? The slut's generalized feminist potential was explored by popular author Naomi Wolf in her 1997 book, ''[[Promiscuities]]'' "--''[[Fast Girls: Teenage Tribes and the Myth of the Slut]]'' (2002) by Emily White | ||
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| - | '''Slut''' is a [[pejorative]] term for a person (usually [[female]]) who is more sexually [[promiscuity|promiscuous]] than is [[socially acceptable]]. The term has traditionally been applied to women and is generally used as an [[insult]] or offensive term of disparagement. Slut has also been [[reclaiming|reclaimed]] as a [[slang]] term in the [[BDSM]], [[polyamory|polyamorous]] and [[LGBT|gay and bisexual]] communities. It may be used by the person concerned as an expression of [[pride]] in their [[status]], or as an expression of [[envy|enviousness]] in the "success rate" of others. The term is not interchangeable with [[whore]] or [[prostitute]] as those terms denote a person who engages in [[sex for money]]. | + | '''Slut''' or '''slattern''' is a term applied to an individual who is considered to have loose [[Sexual ethics|sexual moral]]s or who is sexually [[promiscuity|promiscuous]]. The term is generally [[pejorative]] and most often [[Female promiscuity|used]] as an [[insult]], [[sexual slur]] or offensive term of disparagement, meaning "dirty or slovenly". |
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| + | == Slut shaming == | ||
| + | '''Slut shaming''' or '''slut-shaming''' is a [[neologism]] referring to a type of [[discrimination]] targeting individuals, specifically women, for sexual behavior deemed excessive. It can be used as a form of [[victim-blaming]] for sexual assault and harassment, and some feminists believe that this contributes to [[rape culture]]. | ||
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| + | ==See also== | ||
| + | *[[Non-monogamy]] | ||
| + | *[[Slut shaming]] | ||
| + | *[[Polyandry]] | ||
| + | *[[The Ethical Slut]] | ||
| + | *[[Rake (character)]] | ||
| + | *[[Rush Limbaugh–Sandra Fluke controversy]] | ||
| - | == See also == | ||
| - | * [[Slag (slang)|Slag]] | ||
| - | * [[The Ethical Slut]] | ||
| - | * [[Polyamory]] | ||
| - | * [[BDSM]] | ||
| - | * [[Rake (character)]] | ||
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Slut or slattern is a term applied to an individual who is considered to have loose sexual morals or who is sexually promiscuous. The term is generally pejorative and most often used as an insult, sexual slur or offensive term of disparagement, meaning "dirty or slovenly".
Slut shaming
Slut shaming or slut-shaming is a neologism referring to a type of discrimination targeting individuals, specifically women, for sexual behavior deemed excessive. It can be used as a form of victim-blaming for sexual assault and harassment, and some feminists believe that this contributes to rape culture.
See also
- Non-monogamy
- Slut shaming
- Polyandry
- The Ethical Slut
- Rake (character)
- Rush Limbaugh–Sandra Fluke controversy
